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(Sep) Archive - October, 2004 (Nov)

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10-31	Vote: Democracy’s duty
10-31	Multi-million lawsuit filed in case of 3-year-old boy crushed by boulder
10-31	The quiet administration: Bush’s closed information policies threaten republic
10-31	Number Of EPA Suits Drops Under Bush
10-31	Both mislead about energy independence
10-31	Report Sounds Alarm on Pace of Arctic Climate Change; Warmth, Glacial Melt Linked to Humans; Wide-Ranging Effect on Environment and Industry Forecast - Terrorism, climate change and world poverty are inextricably linked; We must conquer them before they destroy us
10-31	Scientists boil down effects of global warming on Oregon - Some biologists blame global warming for dent in South's duck season
10-31	Britain's Queen Elizabeth says US must act over climate: report - US must act over climate says Queen
10-31	UK to pump greenhouse gas under sea
10-31	Benjamin angles to break GOP court jinx - Just tell the truth - Controversial, Costly Campaigns Making Headlines Around the United States - Court Campaign Steeped in Controversy; Legal Threats Remain Factor In Deeply Divided Judicial Race
10-31	Some spill evacuees still stuck Saturday - Emergency workers still cleaning up Huntington chemical spill
10-31	Canada foresees record drilling
10-31	Horizon Natural resources: AFTER STEEL, WILBUR ROSS BEST ON COAL (China to buy U.S. coal?)
10-31	Texas Genco Awarded DOE Grant for Coal Plant Emissions Project (There is no such thing as "clean" coal!) - Mesaba Energy project receives grant; Union leaders say timing of grant is suspicious
10-31	China: Poisonous gas gush kills 15 miners
10-31	Victories for the people
10-30	MSHA wrongfully awarded contracts, IG finds
10-30	Big Arctic Perils Seen in Warming - Climate change impacts on region may be pervasive
10-30	How do I vote if ... - W.Va. could go either way - Groups will help the handicapped get to the polls - Republicans Pressed To Halt Voter-Suppression Efforts - In Hills of W.Va., Volunteers Rush In To Mine for Votes - Courts Stall Ohio Voter Registration Challenges
10-30 Aacck!!	Bush Seeks Limit to Suits Over Voting Rights; Administration lawyers argue that only the Justice Department, not the voters, may sue to enforce provisions in the Help America Vote Act
10-30	Environment trumps any other issues for some voters
10-30	Wise Use in the White House, Pt. 2
10-30	Another Wait Feared In Knowing the Winner
10-30	Murray defends company's longwall mining practice
10-30	Cabell citizens speak out about senate race
10-30	Environmental board continues to implode
10-30	Residents begin returning home - W.Va. Residents Can Return After Leak
10-30	Ads dominate Warren McGraw’s campaign
10-30	NAACP: IRS harassment?
10-30	Byrd, Jay, Kennedy stump at Tech
10-30	Buildings get smarter on energy use
10-30	BLM rejects coal lease bid by Arch
10-30	Investigation begins in Henan coal mine tragedy
10-29	Massey chief disputes TV ad's layoff claim; Blankenship says mine's previous owner responsible for loss of 250 jobs at Cannelton
10-29	Once again, big donors find new ways to skirt the rules
10-29	Geological problems cause Consol to post quarterly loss
10-29	Early voting ends Saturday
10-29	Parties prepare for disputes - Sharp Increase in Early Voting Alters Campaign - Election officials in Ohio and Florida refuse poll access to international observers - Florida Computers Snatch Thousands of Votes from Kerry - Ohio Court Battles Flare Over Challenges to Voters
10-29	Once again, big donors find new ways to skirt the rules (But, as this article notes, Clean Elections works!)
10-29	Moving Mountains: Voices of Appalachia Rise Up Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining - Victories for the people and against the powerful
10-29	Toxic chemical spill forces evacuations - Residents, students evacuated - Evacuations Follow W.Va. Rail Tanker Leak
10-29	Johnson wants revolution in state's coal industry - Gubernatorial candidates campaign right up to wire
10-29	Judicial Campaign Ad Spending Breaks 2000 Record - West Virginia Spending Fact Sheet - Storyboards from the ads (scroll down)
10-29	Federal Advisory Panel on Coal Accused of Industry Ties
10-29	Wise Use in the White House, Pt. 1
10-29	Tracking Bush’s assault on the environment - Clear skies for energy producers and polluters
10-29	Racial divide must end, Harvard professor says - Citing July Speech, I.R.S. Decides to Review N.A.A.C.P.
10-29	Kennedy, Byrd, Jay to appear at rallies
10-29	Drug use in mines to be studied
10-29	Utilities Apply To Construct Power Plants Near Parks
10-29	TAX CREDIT EXTENSION PUTS WIND INDUSTRY BACK TO WORK; 2005 EXPECTED TO BREAK CAPACITY INSTALLATION RECORDS: New wave of projects brings clean energy, investment, jobs to rural America
10-29	The Future of Alternative Energy
10-29	Turn off and cash in £1bn, energy trust tells UK - Snazzier houses bring energy crisis home to middle class
10-29	Groups Target Bush EPA’s Refusal to Control Mercury, Other Toxic Air Pollutants
10-29	China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 141 - Thirteen Killed in Siberian Mine Blast
10-29	U.S. needs a stronger stance on reducing emissions - Climate change makes life on the ice more dangerous - Curb global warming - More Action Needed to Tackle Climate Change - Supermarkets Told - Kyoto sacrificed to competitiveness
10-29	Judge relaxes gag order in death suit against coal giant
10-29	Arch Coal Completes Public Stock Offering - CONSOL Energy Announces Third Quarter Results
10-29	Secretary of Energy pays visit (The project would process waste coal, making diesel fuel, chemicals, hydrogen, electricity and plenty of pollution. The company's own reports show that just the gasification plant part of the project will produces 803 tons per day of slag and 201 tons per day of soot and consume 85.6 million gallons of water per day. Additional facilities, funded with your tax dollars, like this are planned for Franklin County, IL, Fayette County, IL and Logan County, WV.)
10-28	Record numbers head to polls early - Just three more days to vote early - MyPollingPlace.com is Nationwide Nonpartisan Poll Locator and Instruction Site - Blog Tracks Voting Problems
10-28	It's amazing, but not every American cares
10-28	UMW files appeal to obtain MSHA inspection study - Fatalities in mines at issue
10-28	Increased expenses hamper Massey's earnings; Competitive market has forced coal company to increase pay, benefits
10-28	Environmentalists Losing the War of Words, Says Berkeley Linguist
10-28	Manchin has the most money left; Democrat also has outspent opponents
10-28	State Senate races close as election nears, experts say
10-28	Clear skies act only helps businesses - Mercury high at Texas power plants
10-28	Run-Up to Vote Is Season for U.S. Largess; Armed With Big Grants, Officials Visit Key States - DOE will invest $235 million in Florida clean coal-fired power plant (More taxpayer money shoring up the myth of "clean" coal.) - Earth-friendly plant creates jobs - 3 firms study coal gas plant
10-28	Renewable Energy Laws Saving States Money - Mini power stations fight global warming
10-28	World energy demand to rise 60% by ’30
10-28	Expert: Bush Hides Global Warming Evidence - Scientists Say Bush Ignores Global Warming's Threat To Florida
10-28	New report documents profitable corporate actions to slow global warming - Industries seek more clarity on EU emissions trade
10-28	Pollution-choked Beijing races to clean up act
10-28	Henan coal mine blast toll jumps to 141
10-28	PUC to let environmentalists speak against coal plant
10-27	Chemical executives discuss industry woes
10-27	Utilities outline their plans for investors; AEP will bring new type of coal-fired power plant on line
10-27	Coalfields voter turnout could decide election; History indicates high turnout would boost Democrats - Early voting swamps W.Va. officials - Costs of early voting soaring in Putnam County
10-27	Fairfield residents challenge candidates; Environment, crime prevention among top concerns for citizens
10-27	Coal Ties Tar Science Panel, Groups Say
10-27	Longwall mining turned dream into big nightmare - See the effects of longwall mining - Field of greens is devastated by mine subsidence problem
10-27	Voter rolls skyrocket in W.Va. - WV Voter Registration for General Election - Pressure: Using faith for votes - East End group plans voter drive
10-27	As Voting Rolls Increase, So Do the Wild Cards
10-27	Stand Up and Be Counted
10-27	Clinch Coalition celebrates seven years (Remember DEP's Matt Crum?)
10-27	Electoral College Calculus; Computer Analysis Shows 33 Ways To End in a Tie - Legal Battles Over Ballots Put Election Rules in Flux
10-27	Warren McGraw pulls out 'big guns' in whirlwind tour
10-27	Conference addressing flood control projects
10-27	Green Energy Gets More Attention
10-27	Massey Energy Reports Third Quarter 2004 Financial Results
10-27	National Coal Corporation Completes Recently Announced Acquisition
10-27	Federal grant will help Excelsior Energy with coal gasification plant - Cinergy to study cleaner coal plant
10-27	Michael Leavitt: EPA’s Messenger
10-27	Star-studded roster covers area for Kerry - A mission to expose Bush policy on air, water - Advocates warn of mercury in fish - Sportsmen and the 2004 election: Guns or the environment?
10-26	To make sure your vote counts, get to the right precinct - Early ballots in Kanawha may hit 10,000 mark
10-26	Tonight: Tuesday, Oct. 26, OVEC/ NAACP forum: The Cabell-Huntington branch of the NAACP and Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition sponsor a candidates forum from 6 to 8 p.m. at the A.D. Lewis Community Center, Huntington. Several state and local candidates are invited. Call Sylvia Ridgeway at (304) 529-4692 or Janet Fout at (304) 522-0246.
10-26	Massey CEO Defends Contribution - Massey CEO's political donations questioned
10-26	The Future of the Environment - Bush's Crimes Against Nature - Energy Wars -- Foreign and Domestic
10-26	Massey to go before Supreme Court; Energy plant fighting permit suspension ordered by DEP because of violations - Judges don't make or take jobs - Courting trouble
10-26	Final candidate disclosures in - Money in Politics More Transparent in Some States Than Others; 33 States Receive Passing Grades
10-26	Republicans registered more new voters; Democrats still hold nearly 2-1 edge statewide, figures show - Early voters exceed 8,000 so far in Kanawha County
10-26	How George Bush lost the sun - Britain seeks wave power
10-26	NASA Expert Criticizes Bush on Global Warming Policy - Kyoto Too Little to Fix Warming - UN Climate Chief - Britain facing crisis from climate change - report - Climate activists slam coal power bid - Kyoto saved but bigger challenges from 2012
10-26	Man struck and killed by coal train
10-26	China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 122
10-26	Duluth News Tribune 10-25-2004 Clean coal plant to get $30 million (As long as there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as "clean" coal!)
10-26	Hair sampling study examines mercury levels
10-26	Energy users urged to cut fuel bills and save environment - Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Environment
10-26	Will recent acquisitions crush Arch Coal?
10-26	Campaigns fail to focus on energy - Enviro issues play big in the race for Florida's electoral votes
10-25	Mercury Dangers Downplayed in Favor of Power Industry
10-25	Big-bucks backer felt he had to try; Coal executive put $1.7 million into fierce battle against McGraw
10-25	Heated court race turning off many ad-weary voters; McGraw-Benjamin mud-slinging ranked among the nastiest
10-25	Bush’s biggest W.Va. backer; Coal and timber businessman says personal feelings drive fund raising
10-25	Hair Today, Memory Gone Tomorrow?
10-25	Orlando Utilities gets $235 million to build clean coal plant (As long as there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as "clean" coal!)
10-25	Hechler, Ireland want voting paper trail - Electronic Voting Raises New Issues
10-25	State birds declining, study says
10-25	Grassroots groups battle water pollution
10-25	ANALYSIS - Global Warming Seen as Security Threat - Global Warming Effects Faster Than Feared - Experts - EU Approves Eight National Emissions Trading Plans - Global warming a bigger threat to poor - Hurricanes may be wave of future, scientists say - Dire warnings from global warming report - Groups Call for Global Warming Control
10-25	No Carbon Copycats: Scientists Call for Burying Pollution
10-25	Go with the wind - Schwarzenegger Opens Stop on 'Hydrogen Highway' - Spain's Gamesa in talks to build British wind farms - Can dung power save the world?
10-25	Race for governor moves to low road - Evidence lacking in Warner's personal attacks on Manchin - Manchin won't bring progress, Warner says in debate
10-25	Death Toll in China Mine Explosion at 86
10-25	California judge's ruling keeps Peabody mine alive
10-25	Online call as hearts go out to Aberfan
10-25	Panel ponders president's pollution policy
10-25	Finding God in the Green
10-25	Diversity debated at conference
10-24	Miners' Benefits Vanish With Bankruptcy Ruling - Miners see health insurance disappear - Union steps up community organizing as it launches a strike
10-24	Judicial Races in Several States Become Partisan Battlegrounds
10-24	Campaigns reach voters one at a time
10-24	Voter surprised by registration change; Man’s voter registration fraudulently changed, state plans investigation (Abe is OVEC's organizer!)
10-24	Many barred from voting - Integrity of Florida E - Voting in Doubt
10-24	Organic Style magazine features Judy Bonds: These 50 heroes are making our planet a better place
10-24	Resources Management: Mining blamed for West Virginia woes
10-24	Democracy-to-Go
10-24	Mine gets largest federal fine in Kentucky history
10-24	Department of Energy official fights for Bush's record - EPA head defends Bush's record - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Bush Environmental Record - Bush vs. the Laureates: How Science Became a Partisan Issue - EPA chief defends Bush record on environment
10-24	Bush environmental policies embrace death and destruction - Skull vs. Bones - Green issues and the presidency - Recipe for Disaster - Bush says he's pro-life, then ruins the Earth - Bush anti-environment
10-24	Global warming seen as security threat - Global warming: Does doom loom? - Kyoto climate change - £6m ad alert on global warming - Climate change 'to reverse human progress' -Forget climate change, that's the least of our worries, say Nobel winners - Global warming devastating the lives of millions, say charities - Global warming can be averted without nuclear power
10-24	Global climate change may be causing more hurricanes - Climatologists: Global Warming Will Bring Florida More Hurricanes
10-24	Environmental groups get tour of tour focused on coal
10-24	Enviro talk
10-24	Mercury levels high in women of childbearing age, report says - Greenpeace to use mercury study for law lobbying - Eating lots of fish tied to high mercury levels - Hair Today, Memory Gone Tomorrow?
10-24	Tribe breathing easier following utility ruling
10-24	Environmental degradation hurting bird species
10-24	China: Bodies pulled from coal mine - China's energy crunch, a reason for the disastrous coal mine accidents
10-23	Wendell Berry: Compromise, Hell!
10-23	Arch Coal will sell new stock to refinance debt, develop new Logan mine
10-23	Forest service OKs mining under national forest - 1,200 acres of Boone Forest to be mined
10-23	Mine fatality fines set record - Cody Mining hit with fine for deadly explosion
10-23	Russia Duma Ratifies Kyoto Environment Pact - Russian house ratifies Kyoto Protocol - Russian vote saves Kyoto protocol - Kyoto treaty to be binding after Russian ratification
10-23	Coal firm to develop Elk Creek reserve
10-22	RFK Jr. takes aim at policy
10-22	Alliance Resource Partners announce coal development plans
10-22	Union takes stand during environmental meeting
10-22	Miners rally as union launches strike
10-22	1,200 acres of Boone Forest to be mined - Coal Mining To Be Allowed In Daniel Boone National Forest
10-22	Forum explores proposal on toxic air
10-22	Global warming effects faster than feared -experts - Global warming shift gets cold shoulder - Russia signals willingness to ratify Kyoto treaty
10-22	Consumption of Resources Outstripping Planet's Ability to Cope - Resources being used faster than can be replenished - Humans pillaging planet, group claims
10-22	148 Feared Dead in China Mine Blast; Safety Agency Vows Better Enforcement; 4,000 Killed This Year
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